Christine

Christine is 39-year-old married woman with four children, all of whom are in school. She's had a business of selling charcoal in bulk in South Sudan for four year.

Christine is requesting this loan through BRAC South Sudan to purchase charcoal. She will use her extra income from this loan to pay school fees for her children.

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About BRAC South Sudan

BRAC's holistic approach to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor encompasses a range of core programs in economic and social development, health, education, and human rights and legal services which are delivered through an extensive network of village organizations. BRAC has become one of the world's largest NGOs as a measured by the scale and diversity of its interventions.

In 2007, BRAC started operations in Southern Sudan. The microfinance program, which is targeted towards returning war refugees, has already formed 418 village organizations with more than 14,000 women members.